The Stolen Earth: some over the top thoughts!

There are times when I just love Doctor Who. When it still has the capacity to make me feel like an excited kid again. Tonight was one of those episodes!

It was just an adrenaline rush from start to finish! Brilliantly entertaining, really thrilling and despite packing in loads of old characters and old enemies, it seemed to work. It just upped the ante having the few remaining Torchwood members there (though the Tosh line made us laugh unintentionally I'm sure) and Sarah, Luke and Mr Smith (I need you!) (But no K9 :( ) too, as well as the Nobles and Martha and her Mum as well and the still ever so wonderful Harriet Jones (Ex-Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, there to do good again)... it should have been too much, but it wasn't! It was just a great big fanboy rush!

The new Davros was brilliant! Chillingly like Michael Wisher in Genesis of the Daleks, but with some great Molloy elements too. I think the mask/ chair look great, especially the wonderful retro clunky switches, and was made all the better when Sarah recognised his voice... great recation (and a nice little musical cue that hinted back to his first reveal in Genesis of the Daleks too) . The mad Dalek Caan was really well performed too. Good old Nick Briggs! he got loads to do this week, with the Judoon back as well!

Great to see some TARDIS spinning in space shots too. Always good.

So, the cliffhanger- nice to see everyone (Martha aside) in danger. Sarah in the car! Torchwood's Hub with Daleks, The Doctor... gasp... regenerating! Or is he? I don't think this is the end of the Tenth Doctor... I think the hand will save him somehow. We had a very obvious reminder that it was there bubbling away by the console at one point. We'll see.
Also is the heartbeat Donna hears related to Davros's heartbeat? I have a feeling it might be...

I can't wait for next week! It's like all those great cliffhangers from when i was young, where you'd be thinking about it all week, trying to work out what was going to happen. Very exciting!!